Outspoken | Guest: Jessica Pishko | Topic: Sheriffs Gone Wild
Since 2018, journalist and lawyer Jessica Pishko has focused extensively on the growing threat to democracy by Sheriffs around the United States who've become increasingly aligned with white supremacy ideology and organizations and supporting authoritarianism in government. She returns to discuss the topic at greater length with Joy Silver on this episode of Outspoken. Learn about the 1878 law, the Posse Comitatus Act, and how it has empowered elected law enforcement agents to become Sheriffs Gone Wild.